# Kendrapara, Bhubaneswar gear up for Gajalakshmi Puja from Sunday 2026-10-25T00:57:24+00:00 | India | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 2 independent outlets Kendrapara town and Bhubaneswar are set for the annual Gajalakshmi Puja, which begins on Sunday, 25 October 2026. In Kendrapara, the seven-day festival will feature 68 mandaps and hundreds more on the outskirts, with silver tableaux (chandi medha), gold crowns, and decorative zari work as key attractions. The administration has deployed CCTVs, drones and body cameras for security, and is promoting a plastic-free celebration. In Bhubaneswar, an 80-foot idol of Goddess Laxmi at Patia, organised by the North Bhubaneswar Gajalaxmi Puja Committee, is expected to be the tallest in the capital. The event will include cultural programmes, food stalls and a Meena Bazaar, with Odia film singers Antara Chakraborty and Diptirekha scheduled to perform. Immersion processions are set for 31 October in Bhubaneswar and 1 to 2 November in Kendrapara. ## Indian Opinion Analysis Both sources offer neutral-report coverage of the upcoming Gajalakshmi Puja, with no discernible political slant. odishatv.in focuses on Kendrapara, detailing security measures, the administration’s plastic-free initiative, and the lottery system for procession order, while timesofindia.indiatimes.com leads with the 80-foot idol in Bhubaneswar and the cultural attractions planned by a first-time committee. The difference is purely geographic: each covers the event in its respective city. The uniform straight reporting leaves no framing conflict, both emphasise local preparation and public enthusiasm, with odishatv.in including an artisan’s anxiety over public approval and a puja committee member’s memory of the 1999 Super Cyclone as human-interest details. ## Coverage Coverage: 2 sources, 2 neutral - odishatv.in (neutral report) Straight news report focused on Kendrapara preparations and security - timesofindia.indiatimes.com (neutral report) Straight news report highlighting 80-foot idol in Bhubaneswar This brief was synthesised by AI from the 2 sources linked above, so one read covers every framing they carry. Tags: Bhubaneswar, Gajalakshmi Puja, Kendrapara, Odisha Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/kendrapara-bhubaneswar-gear-up-for-gajalakshmi-puja-from-sunday/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/kendrapara-bhubaneswar-gear-up-for-gajalakshmi-puja-from-sunday/#story-in-brief How this brief was made: an AI model read the reports linked above and wrote this summary and analysis, which were published automatically. Published briefs are sampled every hour by an automated quality check; the editor verifies its findings and approves corrections, and corrected briefs carry a dated correction line. Stance labels are editorial classifications of how each outlet framed this story, assigned by the same model, not ratings of the outlets. We do no original reporting. Methodology: https://indianopinion.org/ai-use-policy/